John Sacret Young is an author, producer, director, and screenwriter primarily in television. Young has been nominated for seven Emmys and seven Writers Guild of America Awards, winning two WGA Awards.

He is perhaps best known for co-creating along with William F. Broyles Jr., China Beach, the critically acclaimed ABC drama series about the medics and nurses during the Vietnam War. For his work on the show, Young received five Emmy and four Writer’s Guild Award nominations. The WGA honored him with the Award for an episode he also directed.

The West Wing brought him two more Emmy and two more WGA nominations.